Fun fact: Nakime was shot because of Ame-no-Sagume's advice. Kojiki, scroll 1, chapter 25
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Eight years later, after receiving no report back, the gods sent a bird named Nakime down to earth to check in on Ame-no-Wakahiko. Following the advice of a wise woman (Ame-no-Sagume), Ame no Wakahiko used his bow to shoot the bird. The bird was killed but the arrow flew all the way to heaven. Takamimusubi saw the arrow and threw it back at the earth where it hit Ame no Wakahiko while he was lying in bed, killing him.
I'm sure...
even Nakime understands.but during that mission, our friend Nakime the pheasant was sent to the afterlife.and the birds were responsible for the funeral.It seems Sagume acquired new power as a result, but...
the god she was serving perished as wellBirds have always carried people's souls, so letting them arrange a funeral was only natural.The sky is further away than before, that's all.was also a punishment for her fellow birds.The reason that we...
that I had to stay on Earth—She was exceptional enough to be chosen as an emissary to Toyoashihara...is simply because I wasn't as good as her.And, of course...You know I'm the worst flier out of all of us.Apparently she thinks that particular duty...
stained with the impurity of death...
